Production Planner

5 months ago

Sheffield, United Kingdom GO Superfoods Full time

GO Superfoods Ltd is a leading European superfoods business based on the outskirts of Sheffield. Established in 2008, we import a range of 80+ superfoods direct from growers around the world and sell them under our own brands, in bulk, direct to consumers via Retailers/Amazon and as private label. We are the BRAND behind many UK and European superfood brands.

We are on a mission to make healthy eating easier, to make a meaningful social impact and to become the leading superfood business.

**Position**:
**Location**: Dinnington, Sheffield

**Reporting to**: Production Manager

**The Opportunity - Production Planner
GO Superfoods is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Production Planner who is looking to make a significant impact in a dynamic company

The Production Planner is responsible for planning and managing production schedules to meet customer delivery requirements and to the best utilisation of the company’s productive capacity. This role involves coordinating with various departments, including procurement, production, sales, and logistics, to ensure timely and cost-effective production processes.

The production planner has multiple areas of responsibility, namely Planning / Operations / Supply Chain, but the role is not limited solely to these areas. Some tasks require overall ownership and accountability by the production planner for their success.

**Key Responsibilities
- Use various excel planning tools to monitor internal and external finished goods inventory, and accurately plan production to ensure stock levels stay between min/max inventory.
- Update and evaluate forecasts from commercial teams, identifying risks and opportunities.
- Develop and maintain detailed production schedules to ensure timely delivery of products to customers, and into stock for our own brands.
- End to end processing of production orders through SAP, allocating the optimum batches.
- Optimise the production plan by grouping the same or similar products where possible, to promote efficiency and achieve the site segregation plan and clean as you go procedures.
- Ensure the production plan is completed, right first time (RFT) and on time in full (OTIF).
- Assess production capacity and make recommendations for adjustments to production schedules or resources.
- Identify bottlenecks in the production process and implement solutions to improve efficiency.
- Create and arrange shipments to go to external fulfilment centres (UK and EU).
- Aid with SAP queries from other departments (i.e., stock transfers, batch information, mass balance).
- Work to the philosophy of ‘One Plan’.
- Communicate production schedules and any changes to relevant departments to ensure smooth operations
- Implement corrective actions and process improvements to prevent recurrence of issues.
- Send orders to co-packers, in line with inventory requirements, and co-ordinate the orders until they are in stock. Providing full detail and requirements through official documentation.
- Provide holiday cover for the team, and support on projects as required.

**Requirements**:
**About You
- Analytical approach to working, with a high attention to detail.
- Able to Think Critically Under Pressure (TCUP) with rapidly changing and potentially conflicting priorities
- Be teachable, have the ability to learn and absorb knowledge.
- Excellent organizational and time management abilities
- Proficient in production planning software and ERP systems.
- Able to interpret large amounts of varying data, and have strong numeracy skills.
- Advanced excel skills.
- Team player with great communication skills.
- Adapt to change, and find improvements through their own initiative.
- Able to think of the bigger picture, and how any decision can impact other areas of the business.

**Other information**:
**We offer**
- Pension Scheme Contribution
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Health Care Cash Plan

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